Poland's delayed presidential election gets a new date, amid a government campaign to capitalise on homophobia.
Category: Elections
The pre-poll revolution, part II
The investigation of pre-poll voting turns to voter behavior. Is the method of voting sorting voters along party lines? Or is it perhaps influencing how they vote?
The pre-poll revolution, part I
Australia's pre-poll voting boom shows no signs of ending, creating headaches for electoral administrators. Should we, as Antony Green suggests, start counting pre-poll votes before the polls have closed for everyone else?
Opposition cleans up in Suriname
Suriname's president and former dictator loses badly at the polls, but it's not yet clear whether he'll accept the result.
Election preview: Suriname
Benjamin Netanyahu is not the only head of government struggling to stay out of jail. A momentous election is being held overnight in Suriname.
Update on approval ratings
Most world leaders, including our own Scott Morrison, are enjoying high approval ratings during the Covid-19 crisis. Donald Trump, however, is not doing so well.
North vs South in Belgium
Despite the artificial unity imposed by the health crisis, Belgium remains locked in a political division between north and south. And Europe as a whole has something of the same problem.
Enter the Libertarian, again
Ex-Republican Justin Amash puts his hand up for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, again raising the question of how a strong Libertarian candidate might affect the election.
Poles don’t go to the polls
In the midst of the pandemic Poland holds a non-election overnight, following a rare backdown by its autocratic leader.
Netanyahu one more time
Benjamin Netanyahu is back with a government of "national unity" in Israel committed to implementing his divisive policies.
